Effects of rhIGF-I administration on bone turnover during short-term fasting.

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a nutritionally dependent bone trophic hormone which stimulates osteoblast function and collagen synthesis in vivo and in vitro. We hypothesized that in the fasting state, IGF-I levels would decline significantly and would establish a model in which we could i...

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Main Authors: Grinspoon, S K, Baum, H B, Peterson, S, Klibanski, A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1995
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC185277/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7543494
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